PEOPLE THAT IN SPITE OF ALL THIS DEMOLITION WORK, THE WEST END IS OPEN. NEW TONIGHT -- SOLD OUT. THE FIRST EVER CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL IN FOLSOM TOOK PLACE TONIGHT AND EVEN THE ORGANIZERS DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THE BIG CROWD THAT SHOWED UP. KCRA 3'S RICHARD SHARP IS LIVE IN FOLSOM WITH WHY THIS EVENT COULD HELP FOLSOM RESTAURANTS IN THE FUTURE. THE EVENT SOLD OUT YESTERDAY. MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO GET TICKETS BUT COULD NOT. THE CHAMBER HOPES THAT AFTER TONIGHT PEOPLE WILL GO TO THE RESTAURANTS IN FOLSOM TO GET THE BEERS THEY TASTED HERE. BEER SO SPECIALIZED EVEN THE NAMES ARE HARD TO REMEMBER. ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR IS OUR HELL OR HIGH WATERMELON WHEAT. IMPERIAL PORTER WITH COFFEE AND HEMP SEEDS. THE FIRST EVER CRAFT BREW FESTIVAL IN FOLSOM. WHEN THE EVENT SOLD OUT, THE $25 TICKETS WERE BEING SOLD ONLINE FOR MORE THAN DOUBLE. LAST I LOOKED, TICKETS ON CRAIGSLIST ARE GOING FOR $65 RIGHT NOW. FROM CREAMY PALE ALE TO COFFEE PORTER, THERE SO MANY CRAFT BEERS TO TRY IT'S ALMOST OVERWHELMING. WHAT DO YOU THINK? OUTSTANDING. YOU CAN TASTE THE COFFEE. IT'S REAL SMOOTH. IT'S NOT TART. CRAFT BEER IS SO POPULAR RIGHT NOW THAT BREWERIES ARE RACING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. THEY HAVE BECOME VERY POPULAR. WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH BEEN DOING ONE A WEEKEND. WE'RE IN 16 STATES. WE'RE OPENING A LOT MORE RIGHT NOW. WHILE THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND IN FOLSOM, ORGANIZERS PROMISE NEXT YEAR'S WILL BE EVEN BIGGER. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY ARE HOPING THESE CROWDS WILL GO TO LOCAL BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT SELL THE CRAFT BEER THEY ARE TASTING TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW. WE REALLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE. WE'RE THRILLED WITH THE RESPONSE THAT WE GOT. IT IS A PREVIEW EVENT FOR EVEN BIGGER EVENT THAT HAPPENS NEXT MONTH CALLED FOLSOM LIVE.